Tag Archives: family

A surreal Sunday… Life, death and beauty

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Sue Vincent

You could see, just from Nick’s posture, that something was very wrong. As I walked towards the garden from the street where I had left the car, there was just something in the bleak way he was holding himself, looking … Continue reading →

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Small change…

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I had been called to my younger son’s home on a matter of vital importance… almost a mission of mercy; I had to teach him the innermost secrets of baking my lemon meringue pie. It had been too long since … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Laleh Chini ~ Keep dreaming

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I always loved writing and being an author was a dream. When I was a little girl and grew up with a very hard life witnessing my dearest ones being in such painful life, made me dream of being a … Continue reading →

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Uncle Fred ~ Michael #writephoto

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Sue Vincent

When Uncle Fred went missing, it came as no great surprise. Mum had been saying for years that he was beyond help. Fred was her younger brother, a single man who spent most of his waking hours in the pub … Continue reading →

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Growing old disgracefully…

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Yesterday, I shared a poem about my great grandmother. Today would have been her two hundred and fifty fourth birthday and her cake would be a fire hazard. She would have been a hundred and twenty seven years old… and … Continue reading →

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Generations #midnighthaiku

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Generations spanned Many childhoods remembered Timeless gift of love

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#writephoto regulars ~ Meet Anjali Sharma

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I asked the writephoto challenge regulars if they would like to come over and introduce themselves. Today we meet Anjali Sharma  from Positive Side of Coin. Without those of you who write and read the pieces inspired by the weekly … Continue reading →

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Smorgasbord Posts from Your Archives -#Family – My Mother’s Fairy Tales by Jennie Fitzkee

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Smorgasbord: This is the second post from the archives of Jennie Fitzkee, who with a career as a pre-school teacher for over thirty years, has some inspiring posts that reinforce that the ability to read and books are … Continue reading →

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First and last through the gates ~ Christine Mallaband-Brown #writephoto

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The stone gateway was imposing, the heavy gates looked too big to push open easily. The first time I walked through the gates I was 10 years old and very nervous. My grandma lived in the big house, but as … Continue reading →

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Ginny Combs ~ Violet Lentz #writephoto

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Sue Vincent

He swung a right, at what was left of an old barn foundation and slowed, winding down the faded ribbon of  Ol’ Ginny Combs Road, as it laced its way to the house where he and his would live out … Continue reading →

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